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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24
The Seized Sealers.


WASHINGTON, August 16.-The secreta-
: ol the treasury has received reports
ION Capt. Shepard, commanding the rev
'aoe steamer Rush, dated Ounalaska,
,4aska, July 1lth and 18th, in regard to
= ,S cruise in the waters of that vicinity.
=, - says that on July 9Th. in Behring sea,
Whine miles distant from Cape Cheer
he boarded and examined the British
aooner W. ?. Sayward, of Victoria, B.
and found she was on a sealing voyage
y had been in Behring sea for four
Us Her captain reported 485 seal skins
b. 'oard, forty of which we're taken in
~ spflng sea. The vessel was under short
49, ~ and one canoe with two Indians was
Il. '9allng at the time. Her crew con
a.. soo q SIX white men and seventeen In.
saoe Inc vessel was seized for violating
ton a'loh l'o56 Of the revised statutes. and
sesls 70 ounalaska, where the captured
]e, s's We're delivered to the United States
ge,a ra.y !. marshal. The vessel and crew
Unito51' 1'eh = sent to Sitka for delivery to the
'''aIes marshal, and the crew were
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24
Steamship Lost.

PHILADELPHIA, August 21.-The En-
glish Steamship Madrid, which sailed
from this port May 25th for London via
Bull River, S. c., where she loaded car
go Of phosphate rock, has been given up
for lost. She was commanded by Capt
Matthew Carson who had with him a
crew of twenty-five men. The steamer
and cargo were valued at s150,0OO.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24

SALT LAKE, August d. Shortly after
o'clock yesterday morning the remains
Of the late President John Taylor were
exhumed from their temporary resting
place and enclosed in the vault that has
been in process of construction since his
demise. The vault is built of large blocks
OF granite about one foot thick, and these
are firmly bound together with heavy
steel bolts and rods. This forms a reeep-
ticle seven BY five feet and five feet ii
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24
The Helt ma Meeting.

Through circular, mailed to all mem
bers OF the Stock Growers Association.
Secretary r. B. Harrison announces that
the semi annual meeting of the Montana
Stock Growers Association will be held at
Helena, Mont, on Wednesday, August
24th, 1885. at 10 o'clock a. m. To accom-
modate the many members of the associa-
ton, this meeting has been called on
Wednesday Of the territorial fair week, in
order that the members NAV attend the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24

meeting and the fair at the same time.
Sessions will only be held in the morning,
giving the members an opportunity to at
tend the fair in the aftc moon and the the
aters in the evening. z he territorial fair
this year promises to be the largest and
finest ever held by the territorial associa-
ton. The Northern Pacific railroad have
arranged to issue half-fare tickets to all
persons during fair week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24
THE BUTTE RACES.
ChOteau County's Favorites Get There
Daniel B. World Beater

Sunday the 14th inst, the closing day at
the Butte races, witnessed some Of the f.
nest racing and most remarkable time
ever made. The Independents cores
pondent givers an account Of the days
sport from which we condense:
To-day's races were all good and for
blood. The
HALF MILE HEATS, HANDICAP,
came first, the starters being Bliven's Dan
iel B., Smiths Susie S., Babb's Bogus, and
Hamilton's Nappa. Daniel B. was favor
ite in the auction pools, and in the mutuals
for the first heat Susie S. was favorite
Susie took the first heat in so seconds by a
length over Bogus Baniel B. third. Nappa
fourth. The second heat was won by Dan
iel B. by neck over Susie in the good time
of 40 seconds, carrying 116. He also took
the third heat in 4915, but the hackers of
Susie claimed the mare was pulled, where
upon the judges changed riders on her and
had the heat run again. This resulted in
Daniel B. repeating his previous fine per-
formance by winning the hest in 40 sec
onds, with the mare at his flank, the others
having been sent to the stable after the
second heat. This gave Daniel B. the race.
The best half mile heat time on record is
49155, made by Red Oak at Carson City,
Nevada, in 1879, carrying ia pounds,
two pounds less than Daniel B in this
race. Red Oaks repeated in 40.
THE MILE DASH.
There we're four starters in the mile
dash: Crawford's Post Trader, Bybee's
Oregon, Williams Basil, Stephenson's
Avondale. Post Trader had the pole and
led to the three quarter post, when the
horses punched and started on the home
stretch under whip and spur It was
neck and neck to within few jumps of
the wire when Avondale shot ahead, win
ming by nose, Oregon second and Post
Trader third.
THE TROTTING RACE
was between Pilot, Silver, Lucy and Young
Ranchero. The first two and last heats
were won by Young Ranchero, Silver win
ming the third heat. Young Ranchero
would have taken It IN three straight heats,
had not his sulky been disabled by collid-
ing with the fence in the third heat, throw
ing him behind. He was favorite over
the field by $50 to $50.
THE HALF-MILE DASH.
between -year-olds- Bybee's Fisher
man, Bakers Red Buck, and Blevin's Ne
yada-was an exciting race, lots of money
going into the pools and the time made
being excellent for two-year- -olds- 80 sec
onds. The horses made rafting pace
rom the start and ran neck and neck to
within hundred yards of the wire, where
Nevada drew ahead and won by length,
second, Red Buck third. Ne
rada sold low in the pools and her back
IT'S won heavily.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24
What They Think Of Benton in Minnesota.

a prominent and energetic real estate
man, who was in Benton some time ago.
and who purchased quite block of real
estate, writing to one of our leading mer-
chants closes his letter as follows:
again I thank you for your kindness
and for the attention shown me while at
Benton, and hope to soon return same.
| am doing all sound arguments can do to
push Fort Benton along, but don't think
it needs much push. It's favored location
at the head of navigation on the Missouri,
surrounded by the finest agricultural, pas
toral and mining lands in the northwest,
coupled with the indomitabIe energy, en-
terprise and wealth of its business men
make it by far the strongest commercial
point in Montana. These facts are well
known and freely discussed in st. Paul
and Minneapolis. This is why say that
didn't think it needs much push. A
railroad is all you want III yoar section.
BY her own natural strength Benton will
forge ahead, and before another wear Won
will be surprised to see what the Manitoba
railroad will accomplish for the city and
country
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24
Pettit's Suicide.

The following humorous account Of the
"attempted suicide" is given by the Butte
Undertaken Petit himself in. an interview
with representative of the Miner after
reading the account in the evening paper:
Eyes" said Petit, business being a lit
tie dull and having large assortment of
first class caskets on hand I thought I
would dispose Of one OF them by shutting
off this mortal coll So I got gloriously
full night before last and after filing up
with bad whisky and the horrible lunches
set out at some of the bars I went homo
and to bed. The whisky and the greasy
lunches didn't agree and SO concluded to
come up and have it out on the floor.
While I was retching and vomiting to ac-
eommodate the said whiskey and lunches,
my wife asked me if had taken poison.
'Hic) yes, said ], over fifty doses
"This answer frightened my wife and
after raising an alarm she went of in
mysteries. A doctor came but re stomach
pumps were used and here am. It was
a plain case of drunk and nothing more"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24
Denis Ryan Denies.

ST. PAUL, August 18.-Denis Ryan de-
MES that there is any foundation for the
report telegraphed from Tacoma that in
company with western capitalists he has
begun the erection of extensive smelling
and reduction words at Tacoma An ac-
quaintance of his was interested in the
matter but he had made no purchase Of
Tacoma property
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24
A Blue Grass Senator win visit Montana

Senator James B. Beck, of Kentucky
bluff, hale and hearty as ever, was among
the arrivals at the Ryan yesterday after
noon, and after an easy shave in the bar
Der shop was seen for a few minutes by
the Globes representative. Shaking the
index finger of his left hand, as is his Gus
tom when making some telling point in
the senate chamber at Washington, the
senator, in reply to an inquiry, said: IT
have left politics behiud me in Kentucky
and am going to enjoy a vacation for few
weeks and look after some personal mat
ters requiring my attention in the north
west.
''Yes, we had an election in Kentucky
recently, but that subject is worn thread
bare by this time, and I see by the latest
returns that Gen. Buckner will have 90
600 plurality. So far as my candidacy
and chances for a return to the senate are
concerned | have no fear as to the result
when the legislature meets next Decem-
ber There has been considerable opposi-
tlon manifested towards me in nv own
party, but time will soon vindicate nv ac-
tlons in every respect and the latest ad-
vices from my friends at home are not to
worry myself in the least about the can
vass.''
accompanied by Representative Breck
nrldge, OF Arkansas, expect to leave st.
Paul Wednesday for Lake Superior and
subsequently [ shall extend my trip to
Montana and visit my son on his ranch
there. | have not been in Washington
since last April and there is no pressing
necessity for my presence there now, SO
hat it is doubtful if will go to the capi-
5al again before the session of congress be
gins. St Paul Globe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24

ST. Louis, August 81 The dead body
of Austin Fl. Morris, well known in the
atrical circles throughout the country,
was found in his room in the Laclede ho
tel this afternoon. He had evidently com
mitted suicide.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24
The German Emperor III.

BERLIN, August 10. Emperor William
is SO Ill it has been arranged that the king
of saxony shall represent him at the
kenigsberg maneuvers. An official bull
letin says that the emperor caught cold
during a sudden change in tie weather:
that the chief symptoms in the present
are occasional rheumatic
pains.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24

CHrcAGo, August IS, N. Matson & Co,
failed this afternoon. The sheriff has Ia
ken possession on a judgment for $4,000.
The firm is one Of the largest Jewelry
firms west Of New York. The assets and
liabilities are not vet stated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24
Lynched.

CHICAGO, August 21.-A special from
Valentine, Nebraska, says Jerry White,
the negro who brutally assaulted an aged
lady Wednesday, night, was taken from
the jail here this morning and lynched by
a mob.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24
A Murderer Confesses.

LONDON, August 81. Lepsks, the Jew
wfo is to be hanged tomorrow for the
murder of his mistress, has made a full
confession. His story shows that robbery
was not the principal motive for the
crime.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24

Buffalo Bill is an advertiser that does
credit to the country Of his birth. He
recently gave dinner to royal nobs and
distinguished American visitors IN Lon
don that has caused a furor. Among the
dainties of the menue were ribs roasted
4 III camp style anil eaten from tin plates.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-01-22

The death of George Morrison
last week, resulting from severe
attack of bleeding of the lungs
brought to sudden close the life
of one who but n short time prior
was apparently in the full enjoy.
ment of vigorous health. The cir
cumstances Of his death were most
distressing. Alone, in a -lowly
cabin, his life slowly ebbed away
no kind hands was there to admin
lister to his dying wants or hear
from his lips message he may
have wished to leave to loved ones
far away. What must have been
his thoughts as the grim spectre OF
death made its presence known in
the solitude of that cabin; visions
of the past, the happy home OF
childhood's sunny days, the loving
face Of mother, sisters and Others
dear to his heart may have fitted
throug his fevered brain and made
his dying moments still more ago
nizing as the spark of life within
his soul burned DINNER and dim
mer and then at last expired. Death
brings to us all full share of sorrow
and of trial, but how much more
so when one is called to answer to
the summons as was poor George
Morrison. The chilling SHOWS OF
winter and the summers gentle
rains will fall alike, needless upon
his grave; fierce blasts of Borean
winds and gentle zephyrs will
moan i'm fitful cadence requium
DER his silent tomb; but unmind-
full of all, he rests in an eternal
sleep with the throng that has gone
before. Peace to his ashes.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-01-22

Last Monday was the coolest day
of the season so far, the thermomc-
ter shortly before daylight register
ing IA degrees below zero. AS the
day advanced, while still remaining
cold, the temperature moderated
considerably and continued to grow
warmer until late in the evening,
when suddenly the sky was overcast
with heavy clouds and a fierce
storm of snow set i'm, continuing
most of the following day. 1t was
the storm of the season, and showed
but little indications of cessation.
On Tuesday evening the tempera-
ture moderated SO greatly that the
falling snow turned to rain, and "A
warm wind blowing from the south
made it appear more like April
weather. The rain continued more
or less during the entire night,
changing at times to snow, which
the wind drifted into deep banks,
making travelling anything but
pleasant on the streets. Roofs of
houses carrying heavy weight of
snow, made doubly so by the fall
ing rain, were endangered and
brought out a shovel brigade. 1t
was a regular January storm. and
will very probably prove the heavi-
est of the season.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-01-22

Delegate-elect Dubois has re-
turned from the east and is at
Boise.
Rev. l. T. Osborn was among the
visitors at the capital during the
week.
JOS. J. Dublin, agent for Katie
Putnam Co., was in Ketchum during
the week.
Mr.. Burt lessee of HALEY is Wis
iting his brother and sisters at Day
ton, w. T.
w. c. Il. Allen, Of the Shoshone
Journal, has returned from his
eastern visit, and is now in Boise.
Charles Adams. brother of our
cnterprising lumberman, arrived in
town Thursday from ElkO county,
Nevada.
Mrs. A. s. Duniway of Portland,
Oregon, passed a portion of the
week in Ketchum, the guest OF
Mrs. |. l. Lewis.
B. +. Bynum, of North Carolina,
is registered at the Palace Hotel.
He is visiting Idaho with view OF
going into the stock business.
O. b. Battcn of Ketchum has
gone to Boise City on professional
business. 1t is possible he will be
nominated for the office of attorney
general.
Miss Gertrude Lewis, daughter
of Judge l. l. Lewis, returned last
week from Grinnell, Iowa, where
she has been completing her course
of studies.
John B. Pierce, Charles Bunting
and l. n. Coston have been ap-
pointed by the Governor to fill va
cancies in the board of Insane
ASYLUM Commissioners.
COUNTY Attorney Roberts de-
livered lecture at Bellevue last
Saturday upon the life of Joan of
Arc.
George Titus came down from
Adams gulch yesterday on snow
shoes and reports six and half
feet of snow in that section.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-01-22

The New Northwest of the 14th
contains the following:
Although the snowfall in this
valley and throughout the Territory
is deeper than usual, stock is as
yet generally reported doing well
and in good condition. Much OF
it, however, requires feeding, and
much depends upon the weather Of
the next two months.
1t affords Jus much pleasure to
state that the Montana Union has
made the concession asked for, and
the freight train between Butte and
Garrison now runs a passenger
coach, with authority to carry pas.
sengers.
On Monday, the payday of the
Anaconda Company, sixty thous-
and dollars were paid out through
Hoge, Dalay e. Co.'s bank.
The Anaconda is now receiving
seventy-five cars of ore per day
which amounts to 800 tons. This
amount is treated by the smeltel
every day.
One hundred and twenty-five
cords of wood and $50 tons of coal
are consumed at the smelter every
day. The company also ships liz
cords of wood every day to the An.
aconda and St. Lawrence mines in
Rutte.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-01-22

One hundred and fifty names OF
residents of the county have been
drawn to serve as jurors in the dis
trict court during the present year.
Those in this vicinity that have
been selected are AS follows:
KETcHuM-W. II. Brodhead, j.
J. Hughes, JAS. Popham, Il. Camp
bell, G. p. Hodson, j. A. Shira, L.
Roberts, J. H. Fort, d. Newman,
II. II. Hill.
SMoKY-C. n. Worswick, JOS
Graham, John Tolmie, X. S. Hewett
EAST FoRK-E. LeFort, James
Judge, Jr., J. W. Butch.
SAwrooTH-A. p. Watson, Geo
Baker, Frank Williams.
GALESA-Pat Hyde, F. NJ. Viii.
moth.
ArLANrA-O. II. Hutchins, J. II
Casey,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-01-22

Tomorrow the Chinese will COM
mence the observation of the festi-
val ofSun-neen, or, AS it is commonly
called, "Chinesc New Year." Poor
indeed will be the bias-eyed heather
who cannot secure new stick OF
punk and a pack of fire-crackers
in order to cOnciliate the great
Joss that rules during the continu-
ance of the festivities. In larger
towns and cities the second day OF
the festival is observed with great
pomp and ceremony, but in this To-
cality, owing to the few Chinese
and their impecunious condition
the celebration will be very tame
A general cleaning up, the explo-
sion of a few crackers, and one day
of hilarity will be all that will be
INDUCED in.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-01-22
MINING NEWS.

Several tons of anthony sent t.
New York city from the Ceu,
d'Alene country Melted, it is said
$500 above expenses.
One of the owners of the Charles
Dickens mine says that on one oc
casion in the early days of the
ledge six tons of ore shipped tc
Freiberg. Germany, at an expense
of $24O per ton, Melted $4,000
Another time, wanting a little
spending money, he pounded out
with pestle and mortar enough gold
in six hours to net him $500.
The new Gold Hill mill at Quartz
burg, Boise county. built to take
the place of the mill burned last
fall, is finished and about to start.
1t has twenty-five stamps.
The "Gold Belt" is attracting
attention both east and west. A
correspondent. writing to the Ore
gOnian, gives the cost of working
of prominent Colorado and Dakota
gold mines, and shows by compari-
son that the prospects of the "belt"
offer fine opportunity for the in
vestment of capital.
The owners of Camas No. 2, on
the Gold Belt, have a standing offer
to sell its property at an advance Of
ten times the purchase price, but
are not willing to dispose of it at
even that handsome figure.
Thursday McPheters hauled a
load of supplies to the North Star
mine, on East Fork.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-01-22

The Oregon Lumber Company
of Portland, a newly organized In
corporation, is rapidly extending
its business, and proposes to sup
ply the Wood River country witt
the product of it's mills if satisfacto
nv rates can be obtained from thu
railroad. The company has re-
ceived an order for three million
feet of lumber to be delivered al
Omaha, with instructions to dupli
cate the same. The lumber is Oh
tanned in the vicinity of the towr
of LaCamas, Washington Terrific
ry, and the company owns tac
Of land that can furnish an almOs
inexhaustible supply of the fines
lumber on the coast. An agent o
the company will soon be on tn
river seeking orders.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-01-22

lhe amateur dramatic perform
-aI E, Of the comedy of Engaged, F"
a HALEY, on last Saturday night,
~ T-' III every way a decided success,
' 'as proceeds of the performance,
..'s,l-aeductlngexpenses, amounting
we "s'4 d %, was devoted to the Epis-
IOPal Church in that town. The
l. ia4 ". and gentlemen taking part
:. .alr vac performance acquitted them
.as IN a very creditable manner
s - surprised their most ardent
ron0 IN the rendition of the va
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-01-22

The council refused to confirm
G. L. Waters as attorney general.
The council passed the memoria
asking congress to open the For
Hall reservation.
The resolution authorizing tn
appointment Of an additional clerl
has passed both houses.
The proposed new Sunday Law
has been referred to the committe,
on education.
The bill providing for the de
struction of wild animals passed
both houses.
A petition asking that congress be
memOrialized for an appropriation
for the construction of artesian
wells has beer introduced.
Bradley has given notice Of intro
duction in the house of bill regu-
lating the license of resident and
travelling merchants.
Helfrich, of the committee on
railroads, reported back the bill
creating a railway commission, with
the recommendation that it do
not pass. The grounds given for
such report is that the passage OF
the bill would discourage railroad
building, create addition al expense,
and that rates have allea1y been
reduced.
The governor has vetoed the res
olution authorizing the employ
ment of an additional clerk. The
veto was sustained by the council
and substitute resolution was in
troduced by Beatty and has passed
both houses.
A bill to create a fish commits
sion has been introduced.
Shaw has introduced bill in the
house to abolish the attorney gen.
erals office.
A petition from Boise City ask
ing for the repeal of the valued
policy insurance law has been in
troduced.
The passage of the bill regulating
the manner of collecting territorial
and county revenue has been rec
commended.